Olympic cross-country ski champion Alexander Legkov On , he spoke about his experiences at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
At the competitions in Sochi, Legkov won a silver medal in the relay and a gold medal in the marathon.
– My medal is a people’s medal. It is not only mine, my coaches or my loved ones. It’s popular – it’s all the people supporting me.
Only the lazy guy didn’t say to me: “Legkov, you’re tired of breaking your poles and skis. Well, take it and gain something in this life! Take our energy! Therefore, they gave me this energy and I got a gold medal – this is also not a coincidence.
The day before the relay, I didn’t sleep a minute. By 6:30 a.m., I found myself in a cold shower, shaking with fear. I was scared to go to the start, I was scared to let the team down, I was scared that I wouldn’t be in good shape after the first race, even if I had it. For me, it was the end of my life. And with these thoughts I went to the beginning.
The baton was passed to me and I went. I think: “For some reason my muscles don’t acidify. And the pulse quickens. Am I driving tired? No, everything looks fine. Then I woke up, looked at my opponents who were next to me, and they were practically in two: one had his tongue in one direction, the other had his tongue in the other direction. And I say to myself: “What an idiot!” What are you doing here? (smiles). I change positions and start working as much as possible. I start to run the last climb and they shout at me: “Come on! And I want another raise, but there won’t be any more. And as soon as I received a medal, I was completely liberated, ”Legkov said on .
Source : MatchTV
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